Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart" Col. 3:23a

Trying to manage the home is an extremely difficult task and there’s so much that goes into it. What do we eat? Groceries to buy? How do I organize all these clothes? When do I clean what? What chores should the kids do? There are so many questions and I wish I had a list … More Household Family Binder

I’ve always loved New Year’s resolutions. It helps me to regroup and helps me feel refreshed and renewed. The disappointment comes about 2 months into the year when I’ve failed at the resolutions or forgot what they are. This year, I am writing them down and will be referencing back to them. Here they are (in … More New Year Goals

I have been asked on many occasions how much we budget for groceries and every time I respond, I get a surprised reaction. Now, keep in mind groceries have been on a very tight budget around here as we’ve had years when I took non-paid maternity leave and other years that I worked part-time—and we … More Are you paying too much for groceries? 5 tips to help you SAVE

Grocery shopping with little ones has be made as easy as possible. So here it is (scroll to the bottom for the quick and easy grocery list)! Attached is the Aldi list that I created—The whole list is grouped by section to make it easier and quicker to grocery shop with 3 little ones! It … More Aldi Grocery List (grouped by isles and includes prices)

When Shoey was 4, we used Abeka curriculum for one main reason. I was working at that time and my husband needed to do a big part of the teaching so we needed to get a curriculum that helped with the teaching. Abeka has a DVD program that we used! They recorded the classroom lessons which … More Curriculum for K4 and Kindergarten

It has been 3 weeks since I completed the sugar detox and I am still eating healthy. There have been days that I “cheated”–but I am doing the best that I can. I cheat on special days–like my 30th birthday, hubby’s 31st, job offer, or when we have friends over and I serve them dessert–I … More Continuing to be Healthy

Have you heard others say “BF is so beautiful”? and so natural? and all the other things they say about it that make you feel horrible when you fail at it? Well, let me start by saying, BF can be EXTREMELY painful and now, I completely understand why people switch to formula due to the pain. … More Reality of Pumping/Nursing

It has been 3 weeks since I completed the sugar detox and I am still eating healthy. There have been days that I “cheated”–but I am doing the best that I can. I cheat on special days–like my 30th birthday, hubby’s 31st, job offer, or when we have friends over and I serve them dessert–I … More Post Detox–3 weeks later

Here’s is what I ate these last 2 days of the detox. I have to say I “cheated” today since it’s Valentine’s day! My amazing hubby brought me breakfast in bed this morning and he made everything that I CAN have on this detox but tonight, we had a special dessert as a family and … More Day #6-#7 of Detox

Today was difficult, not because of this detox but because hubby and older girls are sick and last night just didn’t cut it for me–waking every 1-2 hours was more miserable then ever BUT I pushed through and believe it or not, I chose to workout today! Not in the morning because I could barely … More Day #5 of Detox